Hotel Tresanton (The Polizzi Collection)

Hotel Tresanton is a chic coastal retreat, situated in the picturesque Cornish fishing village of St Mawes. Olga Polizzi has transformed what was originally a cluster of five houses into a stylish hotel, with her elegant and understated decorative style. Each of the hotels 30 bedrooms and suites are adorned with Cornish art and antiques, and have views across the water towards St Anthonys lighthouse. The hotel has its own Beach Club, open throughout the summer months, serving food and drink and providing an oasis of calm on the waterfront. The restaurant at Tresanton specialises in fresh fish prepared simply. Lunch might be a crab and dandelion salad or a wild garlic soup, followed by turbot on the bone and homemade ice cream and sorbet. The hotels magnificent 8 metre classic yacht, Pinuccia, is available from the late May bank holiday to the end of September to take you sailing around Falmouth Bay searching for empty, unspoilt beaches. There is much to explore in the area, an...